Rubber-tire-setting machine.



No. 683,504. Patented Dgc. mm.

y c. F. DABNELLSL R. DUNCAN.

RUBBER TIRE SETTING MACHINE,

- (A'pplication filed. May 28, 1900.)

(No Model.) 2Sheeis-Sheet l.

W1TN15355 @flM JMATTORNEY.

No. 688,504. Patented DBO. "1,1901.

6. F. DARNELL 81. J. DUNCAN.

RUBBER TIRE SETTING MACHINE.

(Application filed May 28, 1900.)v (No Model.) 2 Shady- 3M 2.

WITNESSES: J NVENTORS.

Assi- NOR To all whom it"mcty conoerlt:

Betit knnwn' thatg-we, CALVIN F. DARNEL and JOHN-R; ,Difiivoalv; of 1Indianapolis, Ma-

'-.;;rion" conntyy-l'nd'ianm have invented a certain 5v new andiusefulRiibber-Tire setting Machine;

andwe' do herebj declare' that the following" is'a full; elear andexaotdescription thereof, reference being. hadto the accompanyingdrawings; in numerals refer to like :c partsi'fl The object of this?-inventionisto provide newme'ans for holding bands 1 or rubbertiresin-thechannel-irons of --wheels preliminary;towelding or brazing or :5otherwisesecnring the cut ends of t'he'bands together;i wherebyfthebands and the rubber we ar a 1 1 sought in such new means is simplicityof constlf lictiofi' 'and"convenience and rapid ma :0 nipnlationinbperation.

Theffull nature of our invention will-be understoodfrom'the'aceompanying drawings and the'desc'ription following of one form'ofdevice fiemb'od'ying "said invention,. and the 25 scope ofsaid"inventionwill be understood from the claims'following said description.

. In thefdiwtngs, Figure l is an elevation of a p ti'olnoflalvehicle-wheel and the portion of arubllergtire-settingmachinecontaining 30 our; improvements; the channel -iron of f thevehicle-jwheelb eing partly broken away for l and alsd the handleof theband illustrafl r, p tightener." Fig. 2 is a vertical centralsectionthrough a par t;of the upper end of "the 3 5 band-holding device p pFlg. 3 is a plan of the oldingfldevice partly broken ,away..

Ia iins d adrh F 21 itsmountingini the frame. "Fig. '6 ma sideelevationwof theband= ig te -er Withseasid t e e f bwken r 5 band-tightnifng wheels. Fig-8 is a plan e details .ofcons-true e-herein shown forthe put ting the' nature of our invengil Qt. e-a e n pose o illnst UITED I 1 iron.

e 6. on thewvheel." The advantage rigidly mounted each other, so thatthey cannot be moved sepae elevation of, the b and-hold-' the jawsthereof opened out or away from the band 5.

on. Fig. 5 is a plan of mentis-rendered possible by the jaw-frame 9 Y.90

dependently-of each other. l0 and ll'has at its 'inner-end'a flange oreX 5- tension I'3, thatextends toward and in close is proximity'to acompanion flange or extension: .I p

. Theupper and lower pairs of jaws 1Q and'1l j tire-band between' ioo pN,] or IND-IANAnoI-Is, INDIANA;

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ii .,;.Applioationilled-May98,1990. SerialNo. 18,345. amarordinaryoarriagewheel, whichimay be mount edin any suitable manner uponahorizontal table or frame; (Not-shown.) v

. '3 is a channel-ironlmade in the-usualform, and 4 is the rubber tire.Said rubber tireis provided, as is quite common,-with two Iongitudinalholes. through it, andthrough these" holes bands or wires 5 extend for'the purpose of fastening the rubber tire ifn the channel '.-6o Ayertical frame 6 is. moun.tednpon-the ta=-'- bleor platform, (notshown,) whichearr'ies' the-wheel to which" the tire is to beapplied;Said frame 6 should be suitably. bracedto hold it vertical,althoughnobraces are here "63 shown, as they-constitute no part of thisinvention. Upon said frame 6 a frame '7'is' opposite the portion of thewheel where the ends of the band are to be united. JSaid frame 7 maybemounted b "1 tionary at the proper place. It has two par allel-plates8,.that extend toward the wheel and at a right anglelto the body ofthe'fi'a'me' 7.- Between said plates 8 we mount a pair of jaw-frames 9sideby side, but separatedsomewhat, as appears in Fig. 4. Each of said--jaw-frames 9 has at its upper and lower ends" the upper andlower'jawslO-and' 1-1. The

jaw-frame 9 and the upper and lower jaws 1O and 11 are integral herein,but maybe otherwise formed so long" as'they are rigidly sev cured toeach other, thus making'the upper and lower jaws immovable independentlyofrately, and both move together when the jaws are swung laterally. Theonly movement of said jaws 10 and 11 is the lateral movement to.Thislatera'l movebein-g pivoted to the plates 8 by the pivot-pins l2.Each o'f-said jaw-frames 9 or sets of jaws l0 and 11 can be laterallyswung away and'in Each of the jaws on the companion jaw, as. shownin'Fig.

do not gripor clamp the y 79 ,any suitable means, provided itisheld-stathem but said band is clamped betweensaid flange or extension13 and a longitudinallymovable clamping tongue or. bar 14. There are twoof these tongues 14, one between the 5 upper pair of jaws 10 and onebetween the lower pair of jaws 11. They-are moved longitudinally by thescrews 15, that operate horizontally through threaded apertures in theframe 7, as shown in Fig, 2. Atits inner end the screw 15 has a circularhead that fits loosely in a hole in the plate16, that is secured to theend of the tongue or bar 14 by the screws '17. Therefore the screw 15 isrotatable,- while the tongue 14 is not, and the rotation of the screw 15will give the tongue 14 longitudinal movement. The bands 5,'if more thanoneis used, are clamped, as shown in Fig. 3, between the end ofthetongue 14 and the inner face of the extension l3 on the jaws. Thisreextensions 13, as shown in said Fig. 3. It but one band 5 be used,obviously only set of jaws 10 and 11 is needed to clamp the band.

As shown in Fig. 1, the pair of jaws 10 is above the pair of jaws 11when the carriagewheel is placed vertically for mounting the tire. Ifplaced horizontally, then said jaws 10 and 11 will be changed to ahorizontal position, sothat the plan would be as shown in Fig. 1. Thejaw 11 and the accompanying tongue 14 in the manner heretofore describedclamp the cut end of the band, as appears in Fig. 1, by tightening thescrew 15. The other end of the band 5 is placed loosely between theextensions 13 on jaw 10 and the tongue 14 and is continued outside andbeyond or below the jaw 11 to a band-tightening device, and when theband is drawn tight by such device the tongue 14 is pushed inward by thescrew 15 against jaw 10, thus clamping the band, as

appears in Fig. 3. Then the band is out near the other end of the bandand: the cut ends secured together in any suitable manner, It isapparent that there is ample space between the jaws 10 and 11 for theinsertion of awelding or brazing tool. Likewise the ends of the jaws 10and 11 are contracted to enter the channel-iron, as shown in Fig. 1. Theen'- gaging faces of the extensions 13 and the tongue 14 may havegrooves in them, as shown in Fig. 8, to receive the bands 5 it they arein the form of wires.

Turning now to the wire-tightenin g device,

a pair of arms'20 are secured to the vertical frame 6 and extend inwardat a right angle, as shown in Fig. 1. In this pair of arms 20 we mount ashaft 21, carrying a pair of ratchet-wheels 22. The ratche'twheels 22have on theirsides the collars 23, which are provided in the peripherywith the holes 24, in which to insert the band to be tightened it it bea wire, and the; slot 25, in which to insert the band if it be flat.After the bands 5'are thus secured to the ratchet-wheels 22 they areactuated by the lever 24, that is I forked, each fork being looselymounted on sults from the longitudinal movement of the; tongue 14against the band and against the the shaft 21, as shown in Fig. 51, .sothat -said lever can be moved up and down. To the 'forks of said leverthe pawls 26 aresecured,

that engage the ratchet-wheels and-Frotate them in the direction of thearrow'in Fig.- 6.

They are held from rotation. bythe pawls 27,

mounted on theshaft 28, that is also carried by the arms 20. When thelever 24 is actuated, the band'of wire 5 will be wound around the collar23 on the ratchet-wheel, and to hold the wire in place a flange-29 mprovided for said collar, as shown in Fig. 18-. Whe'n the band 5 isflat, it is inserted in the slots 25 when they register, asshown in Fig.5, and such band as the ratchetzwheels are actuated winds around on theadjacent flanges 29, as

shown in said figure. I effective, as great strain can be imparted toThis wire-tightener is 5 the wire without the exertion of mnchpower, andit can be done without much movement ot'the lever 24 by having theratchet-teeth.

on the wheels 22 close. together, as shown: .The main advantage,however, arising from: the use of two ratchet-wheels 2-2 for thetwoseparate bands 5 is that proper tension may be givenv to eachseparate band. In practice each band is secured to its respectiveratchet wheel 22 and the device operated until one of the bands becomestight enough. If the-% i other band is not yet sufiiciently tight, the"pawl 25, that actuates the ratchet-wheel to which the tight band issecured, isthr'own' back by the finger out of-engageme'nztwith suchratchet-wheel, so that further movement of the lever 24 will actuateonly-the wheeljto which-the loose band is secured'until itI-istigh't'enough. Therefore the two wheels can be actuated singly ortogether, as desired. v

What weclaim as our invention, and assire to secure by Letters Patent,is. v 1. A rubber-tire-setting machine including a band-holding deviceformed of three paral lel members one between the others, the outsidemembers having atone endextensions toward each other that do notmeet,and means .1 for moving the middle member longitudinally toward andfrom the extensions out-he other members.

2. A rubber tire-setting machine includingf"- a frame-piece, ajawpivot-ally mounted at;

each end of said frame-piece and opposite each other with their endsprovided with a lateral extension ,a'tongue or piece beside each saidframe-piece for moving said tongues in extension on the jaws.

dependently and longitudinally toward the,

a frame-piece, a pair of jaws pivotally mountf t ed at each end of saidframe-piece and opposite each other with their ends proyided with ,7

extensions towardeachother, a tongue or. middle piece between each pairof jaws, and

two oppositely-formedjaw pieces each con.

1'2. of said jaws, and means operating through.- 1

means operating throughsaid frame piece tjhe'frame fer eongueeindependently,

ing at a, right angle eisting of a badly pertion ande jaw extendfrom.each end-tfiereef a frame inwhiefihthe 'bedies 01;" said jew=pieeeeerepiv'eized beside each ether withe space he- .fpween them, a tonguebetweenfiheends of the bwo jaw-pieces, and means operating threughcombination with hand-gripping devices to hold the ends 0f the bands, ofWe Winc'flaeees mounted to re v'olve on the same axial line an havingindepen'dezzi; l etehetepawh t0 engage said ramhetete prevenf; reverse.movemeat, and a. eivotdeverhaving independent pewle teengage saidratchetsd longitudinal-1y ineving said.

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wheels and indepeerdem; pewie 5e engage eeifi Wheels, and a pivotedfamed lever he'ving, infiepencient pewle to [engage maid; mbeheflWheels, substantially ae shown and fieeerihef the presence of-theWimeeeee

